El Salvador-Backed Strike Destroys 400 Mawozo Base, Possibly Killing 20 in Haiti
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 12
El Salvador-Backed Strike Destroys 400 Mawozo Base, Possibly Killing 20 in Haiti
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 12
Summary
Sunday airstrikes near Port-au-Prince destroyed the headquarters of 400 Mawozo and the home of its leader, Lanmò San Jou, in an operation Bukele said hit sites used for kidnappings, weapons trafficking and extortion.
Four Salvadoran members of a U.N.-backed security mission vanished after an Oct. 18 gang ambush, and the assault appears to be part of the search-and-response campaign launched after their disappearance.
Videos posted by Bukele showed helicopters striking multiple compounds as dozens fled on foot and motorbikes; The Miami Herald, citing anonymous sources, said about 20 people may have been killed.
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé thanked Bukele and praised the Haitian police, armed forces and international partners, signaling deeper Haiti-El Salvador cooperation as gangs still challenge state control.